Car-door mechanism



w. E.l WINE.

cAR DooR MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED APR. I7, 1922.

, SIQT; Patented Nov. 7 11.922

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

. Y lINVENTOR.

WILLmM vE MUNE ATTORNEY.

W. E. WINE.

CAR' Doos MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED APH.17. 1922.

Patented Nov.. 7, M9220,

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

mm E. WEEE,

cnn-noos l replication :filed April i?,

n To gli whom may concern.'

Be it lrnown that WHLIAM E. Winn, a citizen of the nited States, residin at Toledo, in the comity of Lucas and tate oi" Ohio, have invented certain new and usefui improvements in Car-Door li/.eohanisnis ci which the oiiowing is a specication.

This invention relates to a door arrangenient for raiiway cars', and has among its obiects to provide an improved form of door device, wherein a swinging door may be lifted and caused to seat upon supporting ledges formed upon the car body and be heid in pos n upon such ledges in a simple and ecient manner. Another object of the inv vention is o'provide in combination with a railway car, a door arranged for swinging motion, and arrnnged also for a slipping moin additi n to the swinging motion, and in connection therewith a supporting device affine car body and arranged to support tne door in ciosed position, the door being engageaoie and disen'ageable with the supp ing lsans through the aforesaid slippnng Other are to provide a simple and substantiai form of door securing and retainingn mechanism in combination with a movabie car door, aise 'to produce a door device of iow cost and sturdy construction.

' these and other more speciic objects in view, the invention consists of the fon mation, combination and arrangement of parts as wiii be herein described and particularly pointed out .in the appended claims.

in the accompanying drawings, which show a preferred embodiment of the invention, Figure i is a `ragmentary plan view, showing a portion of the Hoor of a car, in which is shown a swinging door and a supporting mechanismthereior, all being constructed in accordance with the principles of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary transverse vertical section through a portion of the same, this iigure being taken approximately on the line 2-2 or Figure i. Figure 3 is a View simiiar to Figure 2, taken on the line 3 3 of Figure 1. Figure i is a fragmentary side elevatlonal view of the car body, showing a door in closed position. Fi re 5 is an enlarged view of the ledges which are formed upon the car bod and upon one of which a portion of the oor seats when the door is in closed position. riihis view is in vertical section and is taken approximately on the D verse vertic sectional View taken through a portion of "he door supporting mechanism, this view being taken on the iine (v2-6 oi" i* igure o.

Referring to these drawings, the car body, which be of the customary type, 1s shown as arranged with a side piate l and the usuai side staires 9. Along the iov-ver edge or" the side ci? the car is shown a bottom reinforcing member, snch as the channei The side l of the car may be composed of suitabiy arranged pianizs such as 5, or 'any other manner desired. fit 6 is indicated one oi the channei irons which com se the 'customary center siii of car, center siii facing plank, erich as 7 used to proe 'test the channei deine lading cavity of the car.

i channel 6' are door hinges 8, these ning-es having aligned pintie openings, which are arranged to receive and accommodate pintie rod 9., This rod entends iongitndinaiiy of the car and along the outer face of the center sill channei 6. is door, indicatedL` at l0, is arranged for svnging motion with respect to the pintie rod 9, the door being in the present embodiment arranged to swing transverseiy of the car and extending from beneath the plank .7 to beneath one of the side pianks 5.

suitable opening is arranged in the floor 11 of the car, and the door 10 is arranged to seat beneathL this opening in order to close the same against loss of iading.

The door l0 may be made up o a. series of door planks 12. rEhese are shown in the present embodiment as secured to angle iron stiffening members'l which underlie the planks l2, and to which angics the planlrs are secured by means of bolts such as 14:. rlhese angle irons 13 extend transverseiy of the car and the outer ends of the angles are carried out as at 15 to slightly outside of the lines of the car side, and these form locking arms or brackets which may be positioned upon suitable supporting ledges formed on the car bod The angie irons 13 are spaced somewhat with respect to each other, and hinge members 16 are bolted to the angle irons, these hinge members being arranged or Swingin@ co-operation with the pintle rod 9. rllhe ro 9 extends through these hinge members 18, and suitableV retaining means such as Cotter pins 17 may be inserted through the ends vef the rod 9 to prevent its dislocation. It will be noted that the pintle openings 18 of,

I members 8, it w' be seen that the door 10 is capable through the clearance of the pintle openin 18 in the hinge members 16, of a slight slippage with respect to thecar l. i e

Aythird hinge member 19 is also bolted to the car door and the pintle rod 9 extends through an opening 20 in this hin member. The hinge member 19 is locate approximately midway between th'e hinge members 16, and the eye 20 ,thereof is arranged to allow a pivotal movement of the door with res t to the rod 9. A point 21 has been in icated in Figure 1 to -denote the approximate uprig t axis about which, as a center of rotation, the door may be shifted or slipped, when desired, the clearance ofthe e es 18 of the hinge member 16 permitting t slipping movement. At the -same time the entire door may be swung downward iii the customary manner aboutthe hinge pintle 9. This slippage of the door is utilized, 'as will shortly be explained, to position the doorY upon the supporting ledges 24, or to release it therefrom.

Referring particularl to Figure 4, the car is shown as sup lie :with two brackets 22 which are allixed) to the side of the car in a rigid manner by means of the rivets 23. These brackets are located adjacentv the outer ends' 15 of the angle irons 13, and each of the brackets 22 is provided with a ledge 24 .upon which the dat leg of the respective angle ironv 15 may be seated when the door is closed. The angle irons are turned in the v,same direction and the ledges 24 of each bracket22 arealso turned in uniformdirections, so that when the outer edge of the door is lifted, causing the door to swing in the customary manner about the hinge pintle 9,' the vdoor may be, throu h the hinge action heretofore described, shi c d in to the right, (s'ee -Ffvure 4), in such manner as to position bot of the angles'13 simultaneous y upon their respective ledges 24. To release the door when it is desired to drop the same, the outer edge of the' door is shifted to the left, (Figure 4,) until the ends 15 of the angles 13 are clear of the ledges 24, when the door will drop by4 gravit The door is shown in dotted lines in Figure 1 as shifted to the left, out of enga ement with the ledges 24.

n order to prevent undesired release of the doors, hooks 25 are pivoted at 26 upon the brackets 22. These hooks are arranged to drop in position behind the angles 13 when the latter are in position upon the ledges 24,

"the ledges 24. When it is thereby interlocking the door and the brackets 22. When the hooks are so positioned it is not possible to shift the door laterally to permit the angles to dro olf esired to re ease the door, the hooks 25 may be swun upward, after which the door may be s 'fted as before described.; The hooks 25 thus serve with the brackets 22 to hold the free edge of the door against undesired slippage along the car and the hinges 8 are ari-a d to contact the hinges 16 to hold the hinged edge of the door against such slippage, the

fit .of the central hinge 19 over the. pintle i rod 9 being such as to allow of the rotative movement desired.

It is often desired to close doors of this character by hand and without the employ.-

ment of elaborate/winding mechanisms. T lie brackets 22 may accor inglybel arranged withl preliminary supporting ledges, such as 27, upon which the doors may' be teinporarily positioned after being lifted nearly shut by hand. 'It is not difficult ,to cle door and is secured to each of the angles 13.

The channel- 31 thus serves as a stiifeiiing: member, and also protects the edge ofthe door against damage. An open holel 32 is rovided in this channel 31this hole facing towards and being approximately on line with the hole 30 in the bracket 28.V

A bar or rod may be inserted through the hole 30 so that the end'of the bar extends within the hole 32, and by usin this bar as a pry, the door, may be forced rom its preliminary positionkon the ledges 27 to a final position on the led es 24.. The holes 30 and 32,- together wit the bar, may also be utilized to forcibl slip'the door transversely as is necessary lfier positioning the angles upon the supporting ledges, and also for shifting oif these ledges when it is desired to release the doors.

I have thus described an embodiment of the present invention. Other embodiments are contemplated within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. In a door mechanismfor railwa cars,

Laage?? closed position, the hinge members being also arranged to prevent longitudinal movement of the hinged edge of the door along the hinge pintles thereof except through the rotative motion aforesaid, and door-supporting means, the same being engageable er disengageable with the door through the rotativeVv vment aforesaid.

2. In a door` mechanism for railway cars, a door hinged to the car body, the hinges therefor being arranged to permit a slight rotative motion of the door about an axis normal to theplane of the door when in closed position, thehinge members being also arranged to prevent longitudinal movement of the hinged edge of the door along the hinge pintles thereof except through the rotative motion aforesaid, and door-supporting means, the same being engageable or disengageable with the door through the rotative movement aforesaid, and means near the free edge of the door for locking the door against the said rotative motion.

3. In a door mechanism for railway cars, a door hinged to the car body in such manner as to be capable of normal swin ing motion about the hinge pintles and o an additional slippage of the free edge of the door Within the plane of the door, a door securing hook rigidly afiixed to the car body near the free edge 0f the door, a member affixed to the door and aranged to seat upon the said hook, when the free edge of the door is shifted as aforesaid, and a lock pivoted upon the said hook and arranged to hold the door against such shifting.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WILLIAM E. WINE. 

